NATIONAL WATER ACT, 36 OF 1998: DRAFT INTEGRATED WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT POLICY
Notice Title: National Water Act, 36 of 1998 (“NWA”): Draft Integrated Water Quality Management Policy
Government Notice: GN 3142 in GG 48187 on 10 March 2023
Commencing date: Comments to be submitted by 8 June 2023
The Minister of Water and Sanitation (“the Minister”) published the draft Integrated Water Quality Management Policy for public comments.
The draft Integrated Water Quality Management Policy provides an initial policy framework that aims to connect with wider national policies, provide the opportunity to align approaches towards managing water quality and ensures that water quality management becomes a national imperative, and not just the mandate of the Department of Water and Sanitation (“DWS”).
The draft Integrated Water Quality Management Policy can be viewed from the DWS website.
Members of the public are invited to submit written comments and inputs on or before 8 June 2023. For a copy of the Government Gazette Notice click here.
For more information or assistance please contact Jan Nel at jan@shangoni.co.za
